Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles. – George Jean Nathan Category: Patriotism
Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. – Adlai Stevenson Category: Patriotism
Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons. – Bertrand Russell Category: Patriotism
To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary… is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds. – Robert Jackson Category: Patriotism
[Poker] exemplifies the worst aspects of capitalism that have made our country so great. – Walter Matthau Category: Poker
Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides. – Victor Hugo Category: good
